1. The search function behavior has been modified. Now you shouldn’t add leading asterisk into the search queries to find all occurrences of the search term.
2. The ability to automatically backup your collection files on a regular basis has been added. WinCatalog will gently remind you to backup your data (or it will do that automatically).
3. The collection converter has been improved. Now it can convert collections created with any previous version of WinCatalog (including WinCatalog Light).
4. Now it is possible to minimize WinCatalog during the scanning process.
5. The option to unlock list view columns has been added. Now it is possible to scroll list view right and left.
6. A drag&drop issue has been fixed.
7. The ability to access the program documentation (help file) from the main window has been added.
8. WinCatalog now automatically rotates thumbnails according to EXIF orientation tag (on processing pictures).
9. WinCatalog can now generate CSV reports (HTML reports are coming) based on a search results or on a custom set of folders.

Some features have not been included into the update, but will be released with the next one:

1. The ability to exclude hidden and system files and folders (like Recycle Bin) from the scanning.
2. Basic HTML reports.
3. The ability to search for duplicates.
4. The ability to export a part of a collection into another collection file.
5. Something else? Send your suggestions to us using this form or post your comments here!

New Year 2012 is the year of significant improvements for WinCatalog. The development of the new major version 4.0 has been officially started today on December 30, 2011. Version 4 will have its own and new platform to be more powerful, featureful and reliable (but the collection files created with any previous version will be supported).  The new version will be developed simultaneously with updating the current version. The first preview will be available in Q2, 2012.

upd: The issue with “WinCatalog.log” file on the desktop is fixed. It was a hardcoded debug info inside the program. Now it is switched off. Please re-download and re-install the new version if you see the file. Sorry for the inconvenience!

And in the final once again: Happy New Year 2012!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012 year with lots of CDs, DVDs and new hard drives to catalog!

Pre-final news for 2011: the new version of WinCatalog 2012 (version 3.5) will be released until the New Year (it is just a few days to go).

Merry Christmas!

Most important improvements:

• The ability to import a collection file has been added;
• New search filters for displaying folders and files has have been added;
• The ability to change item type for disks is added;
• WinCatalog 2011 has multilingual interface. English, French, Romanian and Russian languages are currently available.
• “Disk number” column has been added to the main window;
• A lot of bugs have been fixed.

You can download the new beta using this link [>>].

Please feel free to post your comments and feedback here or send it by email using this form[>>].

The most important changes since Beta 1:

1. Collection file format has been changed to provide fast search in any language.
2. Thumbnails generation for pictures have been completely rewritten and now works faster.
3. Extraction of ID3 tags from audio files has been completely rewritten as well for better performance. WinCatalog 2011 can also keep thumbnails for images stored inside mp3 files.
4. The ability to print any view has been added
5. Now you can flexible configure scanning options. The long file operations (MD5 and CRC32 calculations) have been switched off by default.
6. The ability to filter search results has been added.
7. The abilities to set collection title and comments have been added.
8. The ability to set master password for a collection file is added.
9. The ability to configure search index has been added.
10. Reported bugs and issues have been fixed.

If you have beta 1 installed on your computer please uninstall it first. WinCatalog 2011 beta 2 also does not support files created with beta 1.

You can download the new beta using this link [>>].

Please feel free to post your comments and feedback here or send it by email using this form[>>].

September is almost gone but the second beta of new WinCatalog has not been released yet. We have received a lot of feedback on the first beta version and now alongside with the adding of new features we are improving the productivity.

The search function works fast and brings the results within a couple of seconds for really huge collection file which contains more than 3 millions of records. As a comparison you may check the same characteristic for the current version. WinCatalog 2009 needs a minute and a half for the equal job. In other words the search function of the new version is at least 30 times faster.

Now we’re working at speeding up the disc scanning process which have got a lot of complains from first users. In comparison to any previous version, the new WinCatalog has a lot to do during the disc scanning and each operation like the thumbnail creation or the archives contents extraction takes time to be performed.

Please do not lose your patience! The next public version of new WinCatalog will be available within a few weeks.

The new version is database driven. It can operate with collections of any size. No matter how many discs or files are stored in your collection – WinCatalog 2010 will handle all of them!

The second great feature is that WinCatalog 2010 can create picture thumbnails for most popular image types and store them inside the catalog. The thumbnail previews are available even without the link to the original files, so if you search for a photo or picture, you can preview it BEFORE reaching the disc!

WinCatalog 2010 is available for downloading and testing, however it is not available for sale until September 1st (while it has beta status). Every user who purchased WinCatalog 2009 will get the upgrade for free after that date. The upgrade from earlier paid versions of WinCatalog will be 50% of the single license price (US $14.95). The upgrade will be available on September 1st when suffix Beta will be removed from the title.

You can read more about WinCatalog 2010 beta and download it here.

While scanning a disc WinCatalog 2010 creates thumbnail images for most popular picture formats (Jpeg, Png, Bmp, etc) and stores them inside the collection file. Lately the saved thumbnails can be viewed even if the original files are unavailable.

WinCatalog 2010 scanning a folder with digital photographs:

WinCatalog 2010 displays the contents of the folder with digital photos. The thumbnail for the selected file is shown above the file properties at right:

Click on the picture to enlarge the screenshot.

What’s Next?

• Download WinCatalog 2009
• Read More about WinCatalog 2009
• Buy WinCatalog 2009 Now
• Get WinCatalog 2009 for free!

The default double click action for folders and disks under keywords and users is changed. Now in the main window if you double click on an item linked with a keyword the following will happen:

• If the item is a folder, a disk or an archive, it will be located in the catalog.
• If the item is a file or a custom record, the item’s properties will be shown (as before).

What’s Next?

• Download WinCatalog 2009
• Read More about WinCatalog 2009
• Buy WinCatalog 2009 Now
• Get WinCatalog 2009 for free!

Now WinCatalog can extract more than 255 characters from text files (the configurable option is added). To configure this option please click Tools, then Program’s Options. Follow to the Scanning tab and click Configure Additional File Processing Options button. Then select Keep text from plain text files and click Properties. Here you can limit the text extraction or simply switch it off. We recommend to leave this option in it’s default state (limit text extraction to 255 characters).

Locate in catalog menu item is added to the popup menu when you browse keywords or lent volumes in the main window.

What’s Next?

• Download WinCatalog 2009
• Read More about WinCatalog 2009
• Buy WinCatalog 2009 Now
• Get WinCatalog 2009 for free!